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Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
This book focuses on the low-carbon technologies presented at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, covering the utilization and application of renewable energy, new-type low-carbon technologies, low-carbon construction, water treatment, waste disposal and low-carbon transportation, etc. It brings together and...
Introduction to Hydro Energy Systems
Basics, Technology and Operation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2011
The authors have tried to strike a balance between a short book chapter and a very detailed book for subject experts. There are three prime reasons behind for doing so: first, the field is quite interdisciplinary and requires simplified presentation for a person from non-parent discipline. The second...
Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies
Addressing Energy Poverty Through Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The volume presents innovative approaches to improving energy access in underprivileged communities. A core theme is the use of previously underutilized or unrecognized resources that can be found through synergies in supply and value innovation, novel financing methods, and the use of leapfrog technologies....
by Joseph Fray
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Erroneous information is widespread regarding the meeting of national energy requirements. This book examines the various proposed energy sources in a factual manner and outlines a totally viable solution.
The First Half of the Age of Oil
An Exploration of the Work of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
According to the conventional wisdom, we live in a post-industrial information age. This book, however, paints a different picture: We live in the age of oil. Petroleum fuels and feedstocks are responsible for much of what we take for granted in modern society, from chemical products such as fertilizer...
Balancing Renewable Electricity
Energy Storage, Demand Side Management, and Network Extension from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
An important aim behind the restructuring of Germany’s and Europe’s electricity systems is to reduce the environmental burden, especially with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, of the current systems. Emissions must be brought down to a level that is sustainable in the long run and consistent...
Research and Technology Management in the Electricity Industry
Methods, Tools and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Technologies such as renewable energy alternatives including wind, solar and biomass, storage technologies and electric engines are creating a different landscape for the electricity industry. Using sources and ideas from technologies such as renewable energy alternatives, Research and Technology...
by Mark Deakin, Fiona Campbell, Alasdair Reid
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Maximizing reader insights into the strategic value of mass retrofits in the residential property sector through a detailed case study analysis of the ‘Hackbridge project’, this book uses this development to broaden understanding of how planners may perform urban regeneration in accordance with...
by Christiane Dorion
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Written in British English, Are We Running Out of Energy? looks at the worldwide drive to produce and consume increasing amounts of energy and at its potentially catastrophic effects on the environment.
by Christiane Dorion
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Are We Running Out of Energy? looks at the worldwide drive to produce and consume increasing amounts of energy and at its potentially catastrophic effects on the environment.
by Ram Bansal
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2013
The Sun as an unlimited source of energy for the whole solar system provides a good, robust, economical, inexhaustible, natural and universally available option for the humanity on planet Earth.
It is also possible for a user to generate solar energy in excess of his/her own use and feed the surplus...
by CRC Press
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Latest Edition Explores Fresh, New Alternatives to Fossil FuelsThe Science of Renewable Energy, Second Edition takes a look at ways to produce sustainable and reliable energy sources and presents practical examples along with scientific methods, models, observations, and tools. Developed by esteemed author Frank R. Spellman, this book includes inpu
Energetic Processes, Volume 2
Interaction Between Matter, Energy and Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2005
Science Energetic Processes, Volume II offers amazing articles on vibrational medicine, biophotons, scalars, reversing blindness, effects of intention, ether energy, homeopathy, crystal energy, prayer, and nonlocal biocommunications. Visionary scientists and Nobel laureates have declared that the...
Solar Power
The Complete Guide to Understanding Solar Electricity
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
This book is an insightful tool that provides a comprehensive understanding of solar power. Equipped with engaging photos, graphs, and review sections, this book covers a range of topics from the basics of electricity to designing multiple types of solar electric systems. This powerful...